Dave Higgs

They’re hanging movable screens usually made out of cloth that serve as to veil what’s behind them. But in BluegrassLand, they’re usually used in a metaphorical sense. Thanks to the contributions of Special Consensus, the Dry Branch Fire Squad, Free Range Pickin’ and Ralph Stanley, we’ll be pulling back the curtains of sorrow, the curtains […]

They’re something that serve to cover, conceal or disguise. In BluegrassLand, they’re most commonly seen on brides (in a shade of white, the color representing purity) and widows (in a shade of black, the color representing grief). Whatever their iteration, they’ve given rise to a passel of fine high, blue and lonesome tunes. With the […]

You want ‘em and we’ve got ‘em—the always welcome, never to be shunned, guaranteed to be a hit new Bluegrass CDs. We’ll be digging the latest sounds from Bela Fleck, Billy Strings, Della Mae, the Farm Hands, Lizzy Long and the Henhouse Prowlers.

Smaller and shallower than creeks, branches or runs, they’re revered for their babbling and have inspired some righteous tunes. With the help of Paul Williams, the Foghorn Stringband, the Greenbriar Boys and John Reischman, we’ll be celebrating all manner of brooks.

The world has never been the same since 1954, when a young aspiring truck driver burst forth with his first single. He had a revolutionary approach to music and he would become one the world’s best-known singers and actors—a sex symbol and cultural icon who transcended all musical boundaries. With the assistance of Charlie Moore, […]

We’ll be back in 1981 when, among other things, first class postage is raised from 18 to 20 cents; Alabama’s Bear Bryant becomes college football’s winningest coach by snagging his 350th victory; Olivia Newton John’s single Physical hits number one; Larry Holmes becomes the heavyweight boxing champion; the first balloon crossing of the Pacific occurs; […]